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Trump administration funding cuts are ending a program that put $5 million of local produce on the lunch trays of students across North Carolina this year.
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Senators had previously moved to close loopholes around some North Carolina raw milk sales in the sweeping agriculture legislation. -
Federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education will not continue at Wake County Public Schools and UNC-Chapel Hill due to the Trump Administration's cancellation of federal funding for mental health services. -
The state House could vote Wednesday to make the medication Ivermectin available at pharmacies without a prescription, after the bill passed two committee votes Tuesday. -
State lawmakers want to restrict the powers of homeowners associations, proposing legislation that would address everything from unpaid dues to parking regulations. -
Every spring, High Point, North Carolina becomes the center of furniture design and manufacturing during the Spring Market. This year there was a twist – a looming tariff war threatens to shake global trade. A reporter, consultant, and folks in the biz share the latest about the present and future of NC’s role in furniture making. -
WUNC Higher Ed reporter Brianna Atkinson profiled the students. -
A bill to ban camping on public property is one of several Cicero Institute-supported pieces of legislation in the North Carolina General Assembly. -
A federal judge has ruled that disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count. -
N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler supports the ban, saying raw milk is too risky.
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Every spring, High Point, North Carolina becomes the center of furniture design and manufacturing during the Spring Market. This year there was a twist – a looming tariff war threatens to shake global trade. A reporter, consultant, and folks in the biz share the latest about the present and future of NC’s role in furniture making.
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